Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusMotacilla (Wagtails)
- SpeciesMotacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Wagtail in Yala National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Grey Wagtail sighting in Yala National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Wagtail in Yala National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Grey Wagtail in Yala National Park in our monthly data.